[K12OSN] Student run mail system

Wed Jan 24 17:10:56 UTC 2007

Hey Jim,

Try

http://www.flatmtn.com/computer/Linux-Squirrelmail.html

If you have anymore questions just ask. That should help most of the way.

- Steve

On 1/17/07, Charlie Robinson <crobinson at usd440.com> wrote:
>
>  This was posted today by our State Dept. of Education as it relates to
> NCIPA and CIPA.
> http://www.e-ratecentral.com/CIPA/cipa_policy_primer.pdf.
>
> We filter with a commercial firmware device and offer student email
> accounts through a commercial site.
> We run weekly reports on both.
>
> -Charlie-
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Abraham Rolick <ARolick at fillmore.k12.ca.us>
> *To:* Support list for open source software in schools.<k12osn at redhat.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:36 PM
> *Subject:* RE: [K12OSN] Student run mail system
>
>  CIPA, as I understand, is leaves very much to be interpreted.  Whether
> this is to your advantage or not depends on how much you're willing to spend
> on a lawyer ;P
>
>
>
> I'm certainly no expert on CIPA, but as I understand you have to use your
> best efforts to block or filter and visual depictions that are "harmful to
> minors."  This includes pornography, of course, among other things.  So if
> you offer an unfiltered email system to your students and they are all well
> behaved individuals, then I doubt you will ever have any problems with CIPA
> or receiving E-rate funding (if that's why you ask).
>
>
>
> However, if the students learn that they can email pornographic pictures
> to their school hosted email address and view it on district owned and
> maintained PCs, then you may start running into some problems.
>
>
>
> There are some vendors out there that offer email account specifically
> designed for the K-12 niche which allegedly scan image files for potential
> pornographic content, etc.  The only one that I can think of off the top of
> my head is Gaggle.net.
>
>
>
> -Abe
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Jason Neiffer
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:06 PM
> *To:* Support list for open source software in schools.
> *Subject:* Re: [K12OSN] Student run mail system
>
>
>
> I think you are very strictly interpreting CIPA.  I don't believe that you
> would have to filter content in email, just like you don't filter content in
> web-based email either.
>
> CIPA does suggest that use be monitored, but that is also a very loosely
> worded standard.
>
> Jason
> Capital HS/Montana
>
> On 1/16/07, *Charlie Robinson* <crobinson at usd440.com> wrote:
>
> I'd be curious to see what mechanism is used to filter content on the
> student run system as required by CIPA.
> How is the email monitored and who does it ?
>
> Charles Robinson, Sys. Admin.
> USD440 Halstead-Bentley
> Halstead, KS
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Kronebusch" <jim at winonacotter.org>
> To: "Support list for open source software in schools." <
> k12osn at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Student run mail system
>
>
> > On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:23:53 -0700, Jim Christiansen wrote
> >> My computer club has asked me if they can setup and run their own
> >> mail system on their club K12LTSP 6 system.  I've said yes and am
> >> wondering if anyone here has some links on setting up a Squirell
> >> Mail system.  It looks quite complicated...
> >>
> >> Jim
> >
> > This is a very easy tutorial that takes about 30 minutes to set up.  Of
> > course
> > it will take longer if this is the first time you've ever set up a mail
> > server.  Part 1 gets you through setting up the correct DNS and
> installing
> > the
> > server software.  Part 3 (don't ask where part 2 went :-) has a couple
> > paragraphs at the top that help you install and configure SquirrelMail,
> > you
> > can skip the lower portion regarding storing preferences and the address
> > book
> > in an external database.  And part 4 configures Anti-Spam/Antivirus
> > add-ons.
> > Really part 1 and the first portion of part 3 are all you need to get
> > fully
> > functioning mail server with SquirrelMail and POP3/SMTP access.  Part 4
> > just
> > keeps the enlarge this and infect that stuff out of your mail,
> configuring
> > this could be a real good experience however for your students.  I have
> 2
> > mail
> > servers currently running this configuration in 2 separate schools
> > handling
> > about 600 accounts each and it works beautifully.
> >
> > http://www.hughesjr.com/content/view/16/
> >
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> > Department, and is believed to be clean.
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